March 20 – In a special election held by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, the late Roberto Clemente receives 393 of 424 votes to earn entry into the Hall of Fame. The Hall's Board of Directors had earlier waived the five-year-wait rule for Clemente.

June 23 – Pitcher Ken Brett of the Philadelphia Phillies tops the Montreal Expos 7–2, and hits a home run for his fourth consecutive game, setting a major league record. Previously, Brett hit home runs on June 9, 13, and 18. He will total 10 for his career.

July 3 – Brothers Gaylord Perry (Indians) and Jim Perry (Tigers) pitch against each other for the only time in their careers. Neither finishes the game, but Gaylord is charged with the 5–4 loss. Two Norm Cash home runs help the Tigers.

July 9 – In a record-setting walkathon between the Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos, 25 bases on balls are handed out as Montreal strolls to an 11–6 win. Well off the American League's two-team mark of 30, this tops the National League record of 23, last reached on July 7, 1911. Six Montreal pitchers walk 16, one short of the record for an NL team, while two Reds pitchers walk nine. Hal King pinch hits a grand slam for the Reds in the 6th inning, his second pinch homer in nine days.

August 6 – An exhibition game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves held at Milwaukee draws 33,337. The Brewers win, 7–5, in the fourth and last exhibition between the two teams. But the big thrill is provided by Hank Aaron, who hits a home run.

August 11 – Chicago White Sox rookie Brian Downing cracks his first major league hit, a home run off Detroit's Mickey Lolich. Downing's debut dinger is a first in the majors since at least 1945 – an inside-the-park homer. It'll be matched in two years by the Giants Johnnie LeMaster, who will do it in his first at bat.

September 3 – The San Francisco Giants overcome a 7 – 1 deficit to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11 – 8 at Candlestick Park during a nationally televised Monday Night baseball game on NBC. Bobby Bonds hit a walk-off grand slam into the right field seats to win the game for the Giants.

September 7 – Whitey Herzog is fired by the Texas Rangers with the club in the American League West cellar at 47-91. Del Wilber serves as interim manager for one game before owner Bob Short names Billy Martin, fired by the Tigers earlier in the season, as Herzog's permanent replacement.

October 1 – Two make-up games were played after the scheduled end of the regular season on September 30: the Mets won at the Cubs 6–4 and the Pirates lost at home to the Padres 3–4, a possible second game between the Cubs and Mets was not necessary anymore.

October 14 – In one of the more bizarre games in World Series history, the Mets defeat the Athletics 10-7 in 12 innings in Game 2 by scoring four runs in the 12th, three of which were the result of two errors by Oakland second baseman Mike Andrews. After the game, Athletics owner Charlie O. Finley forced Andrews to sign a false affidavit stating he was disabled, which would have rendered him ineligible for the remainder of the series. A's manager Dick Williams rallied to Andrews' defense and commissioner Bowie Kuhn nullified the affidavit. Nevertheless, Finley ordered Williams to bench Andrews for the remainder of the series. Williams, in defiance, sent Andrews to the plate as a pinch hitter in Game 4 in New York three nights later as the Mets' home crowd gave a standing ovation.

October 23 – Athletics owner Charlie Finley reveals that he will not release manager Dick Williams from his contract unless he receives adequate compensation from the team that signs him. Williams had resigned following the World Series victory two days earlier.

January 9 – Lyn Lary, 66, shortstop for seven teams who led AL in steals in 1936

February 28 – Syl Simon, 75, infielder and pinch hitter for the Browns who played in the minor leagues after losing much of his left hand in an accident

March 12 – Frankie Frisch, 74, Hall of Fame second baseman for the Giants and Cardinals who scored 100 runs seven times, led the NL in steals three times, and was the 1931 MVP; a lifetime .316 hitter, he twice batted .400 in the World Series, and also managed the Cardinals to the 1934 World Series title

March 19 - Walt Leverenz, 84, Pitcher for the St. Louis Browns from 1913 to 1915

March 26 – George Sisler, 80, Hall of Fame first baseman for the St. Louis Browns widely recognized as the best defensive player ever at that position, he twice batted over .400 and hit .340 lifetime; the AL's 1922 MVP, he had a record 257 hits in 1920 and also led the league in steals four times

April 13 – Clarence Blethen, 79, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers between 1923 and 1929

May 19 – Jim Moore, 69, pitcher who played from 1928 to 1932 for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox

May 21 – Herm Wehmeier, 46, pitcher who won 92 games in 13 seasons from 1945-58, primarily spent with the Cincinnati Reds

June 11 – Bill Burwell, 78, pitcher for the St. Louis Browns in 1920–21, later a scout

June 23 – Cliff Aberson, 51, two-sport athlete who was a left fielder for the Chicago Cubs from 1947 to 1949, and a halfback with Green Bay Packers in 1945

July 2 – Chick Hafey, 70, Hall of Fame left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, a career .316 hitter who made the first hit in All-Star history and was the first batting champion to wear eyeglasses

July 2 – George McBride, 92, shortstop for the Washington Senators known for his defense

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Baseball
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Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding. A run is scored when a player advances around the bases, Players on the batting team take turns hitting against the pitcher of the fielding team, which tries to prevent runs by getting hitters out in any of several ways. A player on the team who reaches a base safely can later attempt to advance to subsequent bases during teammates turns batting. The teams switch between batting and fielding whenever the team records three outs. One turn batting for both teams, beginning with the team, constitutes an inning. A game is composed of nine innings, and the team with the number of runs at the end of the game wins. Baseball has no clock, although almost all games end in the ninth inning. Baseball evolved from older bat-and-ball games already being played in England by the mid-18th century and this game was brought by immigrants to North America, where the modern version developed. By the late 19th century, baseball was widely recognized as the sport of the United States. Baseball is now popular in North America and parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, in the United States and Canada, professional Major League Baseball teams are divided into the National League and American League, each with three divisions, East, West, and Central. The major league champion is determined by playoffs that culminate in the World Series, the top level of play is similarly split in Japan between the Central and Pacific Leagues and in Cuba between the West League and East League. The evolution of baseball from older bat-and-ball games is difficult to trace with precision, a French manuscript from 1344 contains an illustration of clerics playing a game, possibly la soule, with similarities to baseball. Other old French games such as thèque, la balle au bâton, consensus once held that todays baseball is a North American development from the older game rounders, popular in Great Britain and Ireland. Baseball Before We Knew It, A Search for the Roots of the Game, by David Block, suggests that the game originated in England, recently uncovered historical evidence supports this position. Block argues that rounders and early baseball were actually regional variants of other. It has long believed that cricket also descended from such games. The earliest known reference to baseball is in a 1744 British publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, David Block discovered that the first recorded game of Bass-Ball took place in 1749 in Surrey, and featured the Prince of Wales as a player. William Bray, an English lawyer, recorded a game of baseball on Easter Monday 1755 in Guildford and this early form of the game was apparently brought to Canada by English immigrants

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1973
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January 1 The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. CBS sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner, January 5 – American rock band Aerosmith releases their debut album. January 7 – Mark Essex kills 9 people at the Howard Johnsons hotel in downtown New Orleans, January 14 Elvis Presleys concert in Hawaii is the first worldwide telecast by an entertainer, that is watched by more people than watched the Apollo moon landings. January 15 – Vietnam War, Citing progress in peace negotiations, January 16 – Anna Christian Waters,5 years old, disappears from her home in Purisima Canyon, near Half Moon Bay, California. January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines, January 18 – Eleven Labour Party councillors in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England, are ordered to pay £6,985 for not enforcing the Housing Finance Act. January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in for a term as President of the United States. January 21 – The Communist League is founded in Denmark, January 22 Roe v. Wade, The U. S. Supreme Court overturns state bans on abortion. George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the world boxing championship. A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 flight from Jeddah crashes in Kano, Former U. S. President Lyndon B. Johnson dies at his Stonewall, Texas, ranch, leaving no former U. S. President living until the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974. The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission, January 23 Eldfell on the Icelandic island of Heimaey erupts. U. S. President Richard Nixon announces that a peace accord has been reached in Vietnam, January 25 – English actor Derren Nesbitt is convicted of assaulting his wife Anne Aubrey. January 27 – U. S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, January 31 – Pan American and Trans World Airlines cancelled their options to buy 13 Concorde airliners. February 6 – Toronto, Construction on the CN Tower begins, february 8 – A military insurrection in Uruguay poses an institutional challenge to President Juan María Bordaberry. February 11 – Vietnam War, The first American prisoners of war are released from Vietnam, february 12 – Ohio becomes the first U. S. state to post distance in metric on signs. February 13 – The United States dollar is devalued by 10%, february 16 – The Court of Appeal of England and Wales rules that The Sunday Times can publish articles on thalidomide and Distillers Company, despite ongoing legal actions by parents. February 21 – Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 is shot down by Israeli fighter aircraft over the Sinai Desert, february 22 – Sino-American relations, Following President Richard Nixons visit to mainland China, the United States and the Peoples Republic of China agree to establish liaison offices. February 26 – Edward Heaths British government publishes a Green Paper on prices and incomes policy, february 27 – The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee, South Dakota. February 28 The Republic of Ireland general election is held, liam Cosgrave becomes the new Taoiseach

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1963 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1963 throughout the world. March 22 – The New York Mets, who finished last in the National League with a 40–120 record in their inaugural season, Willey will boost a pitching rotation that includes Roger Craig, Al Jackson and Tracy Stallard. The Mets will improve to 51–111 in 1963, april 11 – Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the all-time winningest left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history. His 6–1 victory over the New York Mets gives him 328 career wins, except for Duke Sniders home run in todays game, no Mets get past second base. April 13—After 11 hitless at bats, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Pete Rose records his first major league hit, increased enforcement of the balk rule produces a Major League record seven in the Pirates 12–4 trouncing of the Reds at Crosley Field. Friend commits four of the balks, may 11 – At Dodger Stadium, Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers no-hits the San Francisco Giants 8–0, his second no-hitter in as many seasons. The final out is made by Harvey Kuenn on a ball back to none other than Koufax. Kuenn will also make the out of Koufaxs perfect game two years later. May 17 – Houston Colt. 45s pitcher Don Nottebart throws the first no-hitter in franchise history, leading his team past the Philadelphia Phillies, 4–1. June 2 – At Busch Stadium, Willie Mays hits three home runs off pitchers Ernie Broglio, Bob Humphreys and Bobby Shantz, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6–4, June 9 – Ernie Banks hits three home runs. June 10 – Al Kaline hit his 200th career home run helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6–1. June 11 – Bob Aspromonte clouts a walk-off grand slam in the inning off pitcher Lindy McDaniel to give the Houston Colt. 45s a 6–2 victory over the Chicago Cubs at Colt Stadium. June 14 – The New York Mets Duke Snider hits his 400th career home run off Bob Purkey in the first inning of the Mets 10–3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field. June 15 – At Candlestick Park, Juan Marichal of the San Francisco Giants no-hits the Houston Colt. 45s 1–0, the no-hitter is the first by a Giant since the franchises move from New York City after the 1957 season. July 9 – At Municipal Stadium, the National League wins 5–3 over the American League in the All-Star Game, after four years, MLB had decided to return to the original single-game format. The American League out-hit the National League 11–6, but the effort went in vain as MVP Willie Mays put on a one-man show and this game also marked the 24th and final All-Star appearance of Stan Musial, who pinch-hit in the fifth inning. He lined out to field, leaving behind a.317 batting average. July 13 – Early Wynn of the Cleveland Indians earns his 300th career win, the four homers built the Indians lead to 9–1

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1964 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1964 throughout the world. He will begin two months of treatment in Seattle and will make spring training with the team. January 6, Charlie Finley signs a two-year pact to move the Athletics‚ pending American League approval‚ from Kansas City, Missouri to Louisville, the Chicago White Sox introduce their new powder-blue road uniforms. January 15, Major League Baseball executives vote to hold a free-agent draft in New York City, a new TV pact is also signed. Willie Mays‚ the highest-paid player in baseball‚ signs a contract with the Giants. January 16 – American League owners vote 9–1 against Charlie Finleys Louisville moving proposal, Finley is given an ultimatum to sign a lease in Kansas City or lose his franchise. January 29 – Pitcher-writer Jim Brosnan is given permission by the Chicago White Sox to make his own deal with another team and his in-season writing has been censured by Sox general manager Ed Short. January 30 – The United States Senate Subcommittee on Monopolies begins hearings on baseball, february 2 – Red Faber, Burleigh Grimes, Tim Keefe, Heinie Manush, John Montgomery Ward, and Miller Huggins are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. February 17 – Former Chicago White Sox shortstop Luke Appling is selected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in a runoff vote, in 1953, the first year of eligibility for Appling, he received just two votes. March 23, Finally, Charlie Finley gives in to American League pressure and his exasperated AL colleagues voted 9-1 that KCs offer was reasonable. The San Francisco Giants sign pitcher Masanori Murakami‚ third baseman Tatsuhiko Tanaka‚ and catcher Hiroshi Takahashi, all three are assigned to the Magic Valley Cowboys of the Pioneer League. April 8 – Houston Colt. 45s relief pitcher Jim Umbricht dies of cancer at the age of 33, the franchise would retire his number in 1965, by which time it is known as the Astros. April 14 – Sandy Koufax goes all the way in his opening day start, allowing no walks and beating the St. Louis Cardinals. Frank Howard homers for the Dodgers, april 17 – The New York Mets play their first game at brand-new Shea Stadium and lose 4–3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Willie Stargell hits the first home run in the stadiums history, in the first-ever Kiners Korner from Shea, Ralph Kiners guest is Casey Stengel. April 23 – At Colt Stadium, Ken Johnson of the Houston Colt. 45s no-hits his former team, the Cincinnati Reds, to date, the game is the only one in Major League history whose losing pitcher had pitched a nine-inning no-hitter. The Twins also became the first team to hit at least three home runs in an extra innings game. May 31 – The second game of a header at Shea Stadium between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets lasts 23 innings

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1965 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1965 throughout the world. March 21 – At spring training, New York Mets pitchers Gary Kroll, president Lyndon Johnson is on hand for an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and recently renamed Houston Astros. It is the first game to be played indoors at the new Harris County Domed Stadium, april 12 – The first official game at the Astrodome is played in front of over 43,000 fans, as they watch the Philadelphia Phillies defeat the host Astros, 2-0. April 23 – Lindsey Nelson, broadcaster for the New York Mets and he joins Detroit Tiger Dizzy Trout as the only pitchers to have hit a pair of slams. June 8 – The first Major League draft is held for high school, the Kansas City Athletics use the first overall pick to draft Rick Monday. In the tenth round, the New York Mets pick up Nolan Ryan, July 3 – The Minnesota Twins defeat the Kansas City Athletics 3-2. Coupled with a Cleveland Indians loss, the Twins move into a tie for first place and they gain sole possession of first place on July 5, and are in first by four games by the time they complete a nine-game winning streak on July 10. They do not relinquish their lead for the remainder of the season, July 13 – At Minnesotas Metropolitan Stadium, Willie Mays hits a home run with two walks and two runs to pace the National League to a 6–5 All-Star Game victory over the American League. Juan Marichal pitches three scoreless innings to earn Game MVP, august 19 – Jim Maloney walks ten Chicago Cubs, none of whom score. Leo Cárdenas hits a home run out of Wrigley Field in the inning for the games only run. Both benches clear and a 14-minute brawl ensues, before such as Koufax. A shaken-up Koufax then gives up a 3 run homer to Mays, august 30 – Casey Stengel announces his retirement as manager of the New York Mets, ending a fifty-five-year career as player and manager. He is the person to have played for or managed all four of New Yorks Major League clubs. September 2 – Ernie Banks hits his 400th career home run helping the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3, also on September, in preparation of their move the following season to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels change their name to the California Angels. He begins the game at shortstop and plays, in order for the eight innings, second base, third base, left field, center field, right field, first base. With the game tied at 3-3 after nine innings, Rene Lachemann replaces Campaneris, California scores two runs in the 13th inning and defeats Kansas City 5-3. September 9 – At Dodger Stadium, a duel between the Los Angeles Dodgers Sandy Koufax and Bob Hendley of the Chicago Cubs is perfect until Dodger left fielder Lou Johnson walks in the fifth inning. Following a sacrifice bunt, Johnson steals third base and scores on an error by Cubs catcher Chris Krug

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1966 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1966 throughout the world. Williams receives 282 of a possible 302 votes, february 28 – Seeking an unprecedented 3-year $1.05 million to be divided evenly, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout. March 8 – The Special Veterans Committee waives Hall of Fame election rules and inducts Casey Stengel, March 17 – Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale escalate their threat of retirement by signing movie contracts. On March 30, they end their 32-day holdout, signing for $130,000. April 3 – USC pitcher Tom Seaver signs with the New York Mets and he had been drafted by the Braves, but they had signed him to a minor league contract while he was still in college. This voided Seavers remaining eligibility, and voided the contract, the Mets won a special lottery over Cleveland and Philadelphia to win the right to sign him. April 11 – Emmett Ashford takes the field in Washington to officiate a 5–2 Washington Senators win over the Cleveland Indians and he is the first African-American umpire in Major League history. April 12 – Over 50,000 fans show up at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium to watch the Braves first home game in Atlanta, the Braves fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 13 innings, 3–2. May 7 – One day after the New York Yankees record falls to 4–16, general manager Ralph Houk fires Johnny Keane as manager, dan Topping, Jr. replaces Houk as general manager. Their talent and farm system both depleted, the Yankees, after finishing in place in 1965, will finish dead last—their first time doing so since 1912. May 8 The San Francisco Giants trade first baseman/outfielder Orlando Cepeda to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Ray Sadecki, Cepeda will go on to win the National League Most Valuable Player award in 1967 on the Cardinals World Championship team. That same day, the Giants defeat the Cardinals 10–5 in the game at the old Busch Stadium. Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles hits what will be the home run ever hit completely out of Memorial Stadium. The shot comes against Luis Tiant in the first inning of the Orioles 8-3 victory in the game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians. Braves outfielder Felipe Alou delivered a pair of home runs, may 14 – The San Francisco Giants Willie Mays hits his then National League record 512th home run – topping another Giant, Mel Ott. San Francisco beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6–1, at Candlestick Park, june 7 – The Oakland Athletics use the second overall pick to draft Arizona State outfielder Reggie Jackson. These five home runs still stand as a Major League record for the most home runs batted in a single inning, june 10 – Sonny Siebert of the Cleveland Indians no-hits the Washington Senators 2–0 at Cleveland Stadium. The no-hitter is the first by an Indian since Bob Fellers third career no-hitter, July 3 – Atlanta pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams in a game against the Giants, he thus becomes the first National League player and only pitcher in Major League history to do so

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1972 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1972 throughout the world. 1972 was tainted by a strike over pension and salary arbitration. The strike erased the first week and a half of the season, as a result, an uneven number of games were cancelled for each team, some as few as six, some as many as nine. The lack of makeups of those games, even when they affected playoffs,1972 marked the first year for the Texas Rangers, who had moved to Arlington from Washington, D. C. after the 1971 season. There would be no baseball in D. C. until 2005, the team was one of the worst ever fielded by the franchise, losing 100 games for the first time since 1964. Manager Ted Williams hated living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area,1972 would mark the Kansas City Royals final year at Kansas City Municipal Stadium, as the next year they would move to Royals Stadium at the Truman Sports Complex in suburban Kansas City. January 19 – The Baseball Writers Association of America elects Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, Koufax makes it in his first try and, at age of 36, is the youngest honoree in history. January 20 – The Chicago Cubs trade Johnny Callison to the New York Yankees for Jack Aker, february 8 – Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces that the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues has selected Josh Gibson and Buck Leonard for the Hall of Fame. March 16 – Reigning Cy Young and MVP award winner Vida Blue announces his retirement and it will be a short one as he will join the Oakland Athletics in May. April 1 –13 – The first players strike in baseball history wipes 6–8 games off the schedule of each MLB team and it is agreed that those games will be canceled. The strike results in the team owners adding salary arbitration to the collective bargaining agreement, april 2 – With the sudden death of Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra is named manager of the New York Mets. April 16 – At Wrigley Field, Burt Hooton of the Chicago Cubs no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies 4–0, april 21 – At Arlington Stadium, Frank Howard hits the first home run in Texas Rangers history, a solo shot against Clyde Wright of the California Angels. May 11 – The San Francisco Giants trade Willie Mays to the New York Mets for minor league pitcher Charlie Williams and he scores in the 1st inning on Rusty Staubs grand slam and his solo homer in the 5th inning snaps a 4–4 tie. The final score, Mets 5, Giants 4, may 28 – The Milwaukee Brewers fire manager Dave Bristol, replacing him with Del Crandall. Coach Roy McMillan takes over until Crandall arrives and guides the team to a 4–1 loss to the Boston Red Sox, june 18 – The U. S. Supreme Court rules 5–3 in favor of Major League Baseball in the lawsuit brought by Curt Flood. She resigns between games after being abused by some spectators and by some involved in the game. July 2 – San Franciscos Willie McCovey hits his 14th career grand slam home run to pace the Giants 9–3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Pitcher Randy Moffitt wins his first major game and receives a congratulatory telegram from his sister Billie Jean King

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1978 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1978 throughout the world. January 25 – The San Diego Padres send Dave Tomlin and cash to the Texas Rangers in return for Gaylord Perry, who will win this years National League Cy Young Award. March 17 – At Al Lopez Field in Tampa, Florida, in 1990, the Boston Red Sox become the second team to adopt this tradition. April 1 – Starting off with a bang, Japanese star Sadaharu Oh hits a grand slam home run on opening day and it is his 757th home run. April 13 – The New York Yankees defeat the Chicago White Sox 4–2 in their opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day. Reggie Jackson slugs a 3-run home run in the first inning, april 16 – The St. Louis Cardinals Bob Forsch hurls a no-hitter in beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5–0. Forsch walks 2 and strikes out 3 in pitching the first home no-hitter by a Cardinal since Jesse Haines in 1924. His brother, the Houston Astros Ken Forsch, will toss a no-hitter the following season against the Atlanta Braves — making them the first big league brothers to each toss a no-hitter, as he was in the air, the ball hits the base, and caromes behind Smith. As he is diving in the direction, Smith reaches out with his bare hand. He bounces up, and throws Burroughs out at first, the Padres win the game 2–0. April 29 – Pete Rose smashes three home runs in a 14–7 win over the New York Mets, may 5 – Pete Rose singles off Montreals Steve Rogers for career hit 3,000 and gets a hug at first base from former teammate Tony Pérez. The Montreal Expos beat the Cincinnati Reds 4–3, may 12 – At Royals Stadium, a potential game-ending routine fly ball becomes an Amos Otis walk-off inside-the-park home run as Reggie Jackson and Mickey Rivers collide in the outfield. The Kansas City Royals defeat the New York Yankees, 4–3, the misplay turns a sure Goose Gossage save into a sour loss for the current World Champion Yankees. May 14 – With the Chicago Cubs losing 7–5 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Following the game, Paul Olden, a reporter for radio station KLAC in Los Angeles asks Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, Whats your opinion of Kingmans performance. Lasorda goes off in a now-famous obscenity-laced tirade, may 20 – At Olympic Stadium, Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits two home runs off Wayne Twitchell in a 6–0 victory over the Montreal Expos. His second is a 535-foot shot in the fourth inning that lands in the upper deck — the only fair ball ever to be hit there, may 23 – With the Oakland Athletics leading the American League Western Division, manager Bobby Winkles walks off the job. June 3 – Davey Johnson becomes the first major leaguer to hit two grand slams in a season, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. June 14 – Pete Rose starts his 44-game hitting streak by collecting two hits in the Cincinnati Reds 3–1 win over the Chicago Cubs, june 16 – In his 12th major league season speckled with near-misses, Cincinnatis Tom Seaver finally hurls a no-hitter

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1979 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world. World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles, Willie Stargell, MVP American League Championship Series MVP, february 3 – The Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to the California Angels for Ken Landreaux, Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens. March 7 – The Special Veterans Committee selects Warren Giles and Hack Wilson for the Hall of Fame, april 7 – In the earliest no-hitter in major league history, the Houston Astros Ken Forsch shuts down the Atlanta Braves 6–0. His brother, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Forsch, hurled a no-hitter the previous season against the Philadelphia Phillies — making them the first big league brothers to each toss a no-hitter. April 19 – New York Yankees closer Rich Gossage breaks his thumb in a clubhouse fight with teammate Cliff Johnson. Gossage would miss almost two months, while 1978 American League Cy Young Award winner Ron Guidry voluntarily replaced him in the bullpen for a short time. May 9 – With the score tied 4-4 in the inning, and Jimmy Sexton on first base with no outs. The Cardinals attempt to get the runner on the play, however, second base umpire Dave Pallone calls Sexton safe. Cardinals manager Ken Boyer, First baseman Keith Hernandez and catcher Ted Simmons are ejected from the game, players on the Cardinals bench begin throwing bats and helmets onto the field in protest. As a result, Pallone orders the entire Cardinals bench into the clubhouse, the Cardinals would get out of the inning without a run scoring, however would lose it in the sixteenth inning. Bill Buckner had a grand slam and seven RBIs for Chicago, the game included a then Major League record 11 home runs and 50 hits. May 25 – Starter Ross Baumgarten and reliever Randy Scarbery pitched the first combined one-hitter in Chicago White Sox history, defeating Nolan Ryan, may 28 – Texas Rangers first baseman Mike Jorgensen is hit in the head by a pitch from Boston Red Sox pitcher Andy Hassler. Dave Roberts comes into the game to run for Jorgensen. Aside from an appearance on May 31, Jorgensen does not play again until July 1. After suffering headaches, it is discovered he has a blood clot inside his head. June 8 – The Kansas City Royals use their fourth pick to draft Dan Marino. In the seventeenth round, they select Stanfords John Elway, neither player would sign with the Royals, though they would go on to record-breaking careers in the National Football League. June 12 – The Detroit Tigers hire Sparky Anderson as their new manager, June 18 – Bob Lemon is fired as manager of the defending World Series champ New York Yankees after a sluggish 34-31 start

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1980 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1980 throughout the world. Kaline is the 10th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility, january 24 – The New York Mets are sold to a group headed by Nelson Doubleday, Jr. and Fred Wilpon for an estimated $21.1 million. It was, at the time, the highest amount ever paid for an American professional sports franchise, february 12 – The Board of the Oakland Coliseum and the Oakland City Council both reject an attempt to buy out the remainder of the Oakland Athletics lease to the stadium. This blocks an attempt to sell the team and a move to Denver. March 8 – Rookie Joe Charboneau of the Cleveland Indians is attacked outside a Mexico City hotel, a fan seeking his autograph stabs him in the chest with a pen. Charboneau misses the start of the year, but goes on to bat.289, hitting 23 home runs and he will be elected American League Rookie of the Year. March 12 – Slugger Chuck Klein and former Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee, Yawkey is the first club owner selected who never served as a player, manager or general manager. Lezcano also hit a grand slam two years prior on Opening Day, Ryan, however, only lasts six innings and the Dodgers win the game 6-5 in 17 innings at the Astrodome. McCovey becomes the player, after Ted Williams, to hit a home run in four different decades. May 23 – Texas Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins wins his 250th game against the Oakland Athletics, Jenkins pitched a complete game for the Rangers, striking out eight batters in the victory. May 29 – At San Diego Stadium, Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds breaks Yogi Berras all-time record for home runs by a catcher. June 20 – California Angels shortstop Freddie Patek hits three home runs and collects seven RBIs in the Angels 20–2 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, june 27 – At Candlestick Park, Jerry Reuss of the Los Angeles Dodgers no-hits the San Francisco Giants 8-0. A Bill Russell error on Jack Clarks first-inning ground ball is the only baserunner Reuss allows, july 3 – Minnesota Twins outfielder Ken Landreaux ties an American League record in hitting three triples during a win over the Texas Rangers. Earlier this season, Landreaux set the Twins club record with a 31-game hitting streak, july 4 Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan strikes out César Gerónimo of the Cincinnati Reds, to become the fourth major league pitcher ever to reach 3,000 career strikeouts. Gerónimo was also Bob Gibsons 3, 000th career strikeout victim six years earlier, despite the milestone, Ryan allows six runs in 4.1 innings and Houston loses, 8–1. Mets catcher John Stearns, who was not even in the line-up for this game, charged out of the dugout and welcomed Gullickson to the majors by slamming him to the ground. July 6 – Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton becomes the major leagues left-handed strikeout king, fanning seven Cardinals in an 8–3 Phillies win to bring his total to 2,836. Mickey Lolich had held the record with 2,832, july 8 – At Dodger Stadium, the National League battles back to win its ninth consecutive All-Star Game over the American League, 4–2

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1982 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world. World Series Champion, St. Aaron fell nine votes shy of becoming the first unanimous selection, february 8 – The Los Angeles Dodgers trade away Davey Lopes to the Oakland Athletics. This trade breaks up the infield of Lopes, Ron Cey, Bill Russell, and Steve Garvey, which had been together since 1974. February 11 – In a trade of shortstops, the St. Louis Cardinals acquire Ozzie Smith from the San Diego Padres for Garry Templeton. March 10 – Former New York Giants shortstop Travis Jackson and former baseball commissioner Happy Chandler are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Jackson hit.291 in 15 seasons between the 1920s and 1930s, while Chandler was the commissioner and oversaw – and encouraged – the dismantling of the color barrier in 1947. April 1 – The New York Mets trade Lee Mazzilli to the Texas Rangers for Ron Darling, april 6 – In Minneapolis, the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome debuts for major league baseball, as the Seattle Mariners outslug the Minnesota Twins 11-7. Muriel Humphrey, the widow of the 38th Vice President of the United States, Steve Bedrosian was the winning pitcher. The streak would reach 13 the next day as the Braves beat the Reds 4-3, may 6 – Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners becomes the 15th pitcher with 300 career wins. May 9 The New York Mets Rusty Staub hits a game winning run off Greg Minton of the San Francisco Giants. The home run ends Mintons streak of 254 1⁄3 innings without allowing a long ball and this still stands as the longest streak in the live-ball era, if not ever. He returns to Olympic Stadium in the seventh and, after the game, may 25 – In the third inning against the San Diego Padres, Ferguson Jenkins, playing for the Chicago Cubs, becomes the seventh pitcher to record 3,000 strikeouts. His victim is Garry Templeton of the Padres, may 30 – Cal Ripken, Jr. starts at third base for the Baltimore Orioles against the Toronto Blue Jays. It is the first game of his record breaking 2,632 consecutive games played streak, coincidentally, tomorrow, May 31, will be the fifty-seventh anniversary of the start of Lou Gehrigs streak, which Ripken will break. June 2 – The Milwaukee Brewers, 23–24 on the season and 7 games out of first place, harvey Kuenn replaces him and will guide the Brewers to victory in 20 of their next 27 games, the Brewers taking over first place on July 11. The team soon to be known as Harveys Wallbangers will go on to win the American League East title, june 6 – While crossing a street in Arlington, Texas, umpire Lou DiMuro is struck by a car, he dies early the next day. Major League Baseball later retires his uniform number 16, june 20 – Pete Rose becomes only the fifth player in history to play in 3,000 Major League baseball games. Its the NLs 11th straight victory and 19th in the last 20 contests, July 19 – Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres makes his Major League debut

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1973 in architecture
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The year 1973 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. February 14 - Vicksburg Bridge over the Mississippi River, United States, april 4 - The World Trade Center in New York City, New York. May 10 - General Belgrano Bridge, over the Paraná River, july 19 - National Stadium, Singapore. September - Kenyatta International Conference Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, designed by Karl Henrik Nøstvik, october 20 - Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, designed by Jørn Utzon. The Aon Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States, originally known as the Standard Oil Building. Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, becomes the tallest building in the world May - Sears Tower, Chicago, designed by Skidmore, september 4 - First Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Date unknown Alpha Tower, Birmingham, England, designed by George Marsh of Richard Seifert & Partners, the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, becomes the tallest building in South Africa and in Africa. Harvard Science Center at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Josep Lluís Sert, boyana Residence, Sofia, designed by Alexander Barov. Kiev TV Tower in Kiev, Ukraine, tour Montparnasse in Paris, France, designed by Eugène Beaudouin, Urbain Cassan and Louis Hoym de Marien. Zagreb TV Tower in Zagreb, Croatia, Tower 2 of the Meritus Mandarin Singapore in Singapore. Le Pyramide market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, designed by Rinaldo Olivieri, vladimir Somov designs the Fyodor Dostoyevsky Theater of Dramatic Art for Veliky Novgorod

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1973 in music
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This is a list of music-related events in 1973. 14 January Elvis Presleys Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite television special is broadcast in over 40 countries around the world, Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh is arrested for drug possession at his Marin County home. 18 January – The Rolling Stones benefit concert for Nicaraguan earthquake victims raises over $350,000, on December 22,1972, an earthquake destroyed Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. 21 January – The Rolling Stones open their Pacific tour of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand in Honolulu,30 January – Kiss perform their first concert, at the Coventry Club in Queens. 2 February – The Midnight Special makes its début as a series on NBC. Helen Reddy is the featured artist,14 February – David Bowie collapses from exhaustion after a performance at New Yorks Madison Square Garden. 18 February – The King Biscuit Flower Hour is first broadcast with performances by Blood, Sweat & Tears, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, and new artist Bruce Springsteen. 1 March Leonard Bernstein conducts Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys Violin Concerto for the first time in his career, with soloist Isaac Stern, the Joffrey Ballets Deuce Coupe Ballet opens. The ballet is set entirely to music by The Beach Boys, pink Floyd releases The Dark Side of the Moon, which goes on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time. The album debuts on the Billboard 200 on March 17, reaches #1 on April 28,5 March – Jimi Hendrixs former personal manager, Michael Jeffery, is killed in a plane crash. Jeffery was travelling from Majorca to England, All passengers on board the plane were killed. 6 March – The New York Office of the US Immigration Department cancels John Lennons visa extension five days after granting it. 7 March – The director of talent acquisition at Columbia Records, John H. Hammond, suffers a heart attack following a performance by one of his most recent finds. 8 March – Paul McCartney is fined $240 after pleading guilty to charges of growing marijuana outside his Scottish farm,14 March – The singers Stephen Stills and Véronique Sanson are married near Guildford, England. 24 March – Lou Reed is bitten on the buttocks by a fan during a concert in Buffalo,2 April – Capitol Records releases two collections of The Beatles greatest hits, The Beatles 1962-1966 and The Beatles 1967-1970. 7 April – In Luxembourg, the 18th Eurovision Song Contest is won by Luxembourg for the second consecutive year, spain finish in second place with Eres Tú, sung by Mocedades, the United Kingdom finish third with Cliff Richard singing Power to All Our Friends. The top three placed songs become international hits,8 April – Opening of the first La Rochelle Festival of Contemporary Music, under the direction of Claude Samuel. Featured composers include Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis 13 April - The Wailerss fifth studio album, becoming one of the biggest albums of the reggae genre, it established the Wailers and Bob Marley

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1973 World Series
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The 1973 World Series matched the defending champions Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets with the As winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions. The New York Mets won the National League East division by 1 1⁄2 games over the St. Louis Cardinals then defeated the Cincinnati Reds and this was the first World Series in which all weekday games started at night. This was the last World Series in which each team produced, starting in 1974, Major League Baseball printed an official World Series program that was sold in both stadiums. The 1973 Mets.509 season winning percentage is the lowest posted by any pennant winner in league history. Injuries plagued the team throughout the season, the final standings, At 82–79, the 1973 New York Mets had the worst record of any team ever to play in a World Series. The 1973 New York Mets had the lowest winning percentage of any postseason team, Don Hahn and Mays alternated in center field, although they both batted right-handed. The 1973 NLCS went the full five games, and featured a now-famous brawl between Pete Rose and Mets shortstop Bud Harrelson, in the end, the Mets continued their improbable rise and bumped Rose and the rest of the mighty Reds from the playoffs. Willie Mays recorded the hit of his career in Game 2. In four World Series, Mays did not hit a home run. He hit only one in the postseason, during the 1971 NLCS—San Francisco Giants versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, Mays also fell in the outfield. He commented, Growing old is just a helpless hurt, the Oakland As secured the pennant by overcoming the Baltimore Orioles in the 1973 ALCS. The As, defending champions, still possessed a formidable lineup headed by a healthy Reggie Jackson, the pitching staff featured three 20-game winners, Ken Holtzman, Catfish Hunter, and Vida Blue, with Rollie Fingers serving as the As ace relief pitcher. The As offered entertainment both on and off the field in 1973, their uniforms were the perfect metaphor for a team notable for clashing personalities. The stars engaged regularly in conflicts with other and with owner Charles O. Finley. With the designated hitter rule in effect for the first time in 1973 and they were, however, expected to take their turn at the plate during each game of this Series. So it was that a man who had played no role during the regular season came to make a key batting contribution for the As during the Series. With some extra batting practice, As pitcher Ken Holtzman would stroke a double that helped the As to win Game 1—and another double that helped secure the deciding seventh game. This Series was also made famous when Oakland As owner Charlie O. Finley attempted to fire second-baseman Mike Andrews for his errors in Game 2, commissioner Bowie Kuhn would reinstate Andrews and fine Finley

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Oakland Athletics
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The Oakland Athletics are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the American League West division. The club plays its games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. The club has won nine World Series championships, the third most of all current Major League Baseball teams, the Athletics 2017 season will be the teams 50th season in Oakland. One of the American Leagues eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Philadelphia and they won three World Series championships from 1910 to 1913 and two in a row in 1929 and 1930. The teams owner and manager for its first 50 years was Connie Mack and Hall of Fame players included Chief Bender, Frank Home Run Baker, Jimmie Foxx, the team left Philadelphia for Kansas City in 1955 and became the Kansas City Athletics before moving to Oakland in 1968. They won three World Championships in a row from 1972 to 1974, led by players including Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, ace reliever Rollie Fingers, after being sold by Finley to Walter A. Haas, Jr. The film Moneyball, and the book on which it is based, the As made their Bay Area debut on Wednesday, April 17,1968, with a 4-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at the Coliseum, in front of an opening-night crowd of 50,164. The Athletics name originated in the term Athletic Club for local gentlemens clubs—dates to 1860 when an amateur team, the team later turned professional through 1875, becoming a charter member of the National League in 1876, but were expelled from the N. L. after one season. A later version of the Athletics played in the American Association from 1882–1891, McGraw and Mack had known each other for years, and McGraw accepted it graciously. By 1909, the As were wearing an elephant logo on their sweaters, over the years the elephant has appeared in several different colors. In 1963, when the As were located in Kansas City and this is rumored to have been done by Finley in order to appeal to fans from the region who were predominantly Democrats at the time. Since 1988, the Athletics 21st season in Oakland, an illustration of an elephant has adorned the sleeve of the As home. Beginning in the mid 1980s, the on-field costumed incarnation of the As elephant mascot went by the name Harry Elephante, in 1997, he took his current form, Stomper. Through the seasons, the Athletics uniforms have usually paid homage to their forebears to some extent. Until 1954, when the uniforms had Athletics spelled out in script across the front, furthermore, neither Philadelphia nor the letter P ever appeared on the uniform or cap. The typical Philadelphia uniform had only a script A on the left front, in the early days of the American League, the standings listed the club as Athletic rather than Philadelphia, in keeping with the old tradition. Eventually, the city came to be used for the team

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New York Mets
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The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the National League East division. The Mets are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City, the other is the New York Yankees. One of baseballs first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New Yorks departed NL teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. The Mets colors are composed of the Dodgers blue and the Giants orange, during the 1962 and 1963 seasons, the Mets played their home games at the Polo Grounds. From 1964 to 2008, the Mets home ballpark was Shea Stadium, in 2009, they moved into their current ballpark, Citi Field. In their 1962 inaugural season, the Mets posted a record of 40–120, the Mets made the playoffs in 2006 when they came within one game of the World Series, losing to the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS. The Mets missed the playoffs with losses on the last day of the season in 2007 and 2008. The Mets made the playoffs in 2015 for the first time in nine years, the team again returned to the playoffs in 2016, this time with a wild card berth. This is the teams second playoff appearance, the first occurring during the 1999 and 2000 seasons. With the threat of a New York team joining a new third league, for the first two years of its existence, the team played its home games at the historic Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan. In 1964, they moved into newly constructed Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens, in 2009, the club moved into Citi Field, adjacent to the former Shea Stadium site. During their history, the Mets have won two World Series titles, five National League pennants and six National League East titles, the Mets also qualified for the postseason as the National League wild card team in 1999,2000, and 2016. The Mets have appeared in five World Series, more than any other team in MLB history. Their two championships are the most titles among expansion teams, equal to the tallies of the Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, the Mets held the New York baseball single-season attendance record for 29 years. They broke the Yankees 1948 record by drawing nearly 2.7 million spectators in 1970, the Mets broke their own record five times before the record was regained by the Yankees in 1999. The 1962 Mets posted a 40–120 record, a record for the most losses in a season since 1899, in 1966, the Mets famously bypassed future Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson in the amateur draft, instead selecting Steve Chilcott, who never played in the majors. But the following year, they acquired future Hall of Famer Tom Seaver in a lottery, in 1973, the Mets rallied from 5th place to win the division, despite a record of only 82–79

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Reggie Jackson
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Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. Jackson was nicknamed Mr. October for his hitting in the postseason with the Athletics. He helped Oakland win five consecutive American League West divisional pennants, Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles, from 1977 to 1981. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional pennants in 1982 and 1986, Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game 6 of the 1977 World Series. Jackson hit 563 career home runs and was an American League All-Star for 14 seasons and he won two Silver Slugger Awards, the AL Most Valuable Player Award in 1973, two World Series MVP Awards, and the Babe Ruth Award in 1977. The Yankees and Athletics retired his uniform number in 1993 and 2004. Jackson currently serves as an advisor to the Yankees. Jackson was born in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, just north of Philadelphia and his father was Martinez Jackson, a half Puerto Rican, who worked as a tailor and who was a former second baseman with the Newark Eagles of Negro league baseball. He was the youngest of four children from his mother, Clara and he also had two half-siblings from his fathers first marriage. Martinez Jackson was a father, and theirs was one of the few black families in Wyncote. Jackson graduated from Cheltenham High in 1964, where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, a tailback in football, he injured his knee in an early season game in his junior year. He was told by the doctors he was never to play football again, in that game, Jackson fractured five cervical vertebrae, which caused him to spend six weeks in the hospital and another month in a neck cast. Doctors told Jackson that he never walk again, let alone play football. On the baseball team, he batted.550 and threw several no-hitters, in the middle of his senior year, Jacksons father was arrested for bootlegging and was sentenced to six months in jail. In football, he was scouted by Alabama, Georgia, and Oklahoma, Jackson declined Alabama and Georgia because he was fearful of the South at the time, and declined Oklahoma because they told him to stop dating white girls. For baseball, Jackson was scouted by Hans Lobert of the San Francisco Giants who was desperate to sign him, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins also made offers, and the hometown Philadelphia Phillies gave him a tryout but declined because of his hitting skills. His father wanted his son to go to college, where Jackson wanted to both football and baseball. He decided to attend Arizona State University on a football scholarship and his high-school football coach knew ASUs head football coach Frank Kush, and they discussed the possibility of him playing both sports

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League Championship Series
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The League Championship Series is the official name for the semifinal round of postseason play in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969. In 1981, and since 1995, the two series have matched up the winners of the Division Series, and the winners advance to meet in the World Series. The LCS comprises the American League Championship Series and National League Championship Series, concomitant with this, both leagues formed Eastern and Western Divisions, the first-place teams from which faced off in the LCS. The disadvantage team would have had more games played at home than on the road if the ends in five games. As of 2017, all 30 MLB teams have reached the LCS at least once, National League Championship Series American League Championship Series League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award

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World Series
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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League champion team and the National League champion team. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a playoff. As the series is played in October, during the season in North America. As of 2016, the World Series has been contested 112 times, with the AL winning 64, the 2016 World Series took place between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs. Seven games were played, with the Cubs victorious after game seven, the final score was 8–7, the game went into extra innings after a tied score of 6–6. This was the third World Series won by the Cubs, as well as their first title since 1908, in the National League, the St. As of 2016, no team has won consecutive World Series championships since the New York Yankees in 1998,1999, all championships were awarded to the team with the best record at the end of the season, without a postseason series being played. From 1884 to 1890, the National League and the American Association faced each other in a series of games at the end of the season to determine an overall champion. These series were disorganized in comparison to the modern World Series, the number of games played ranged from as few as three in 1884, to a high of fifteen in 1887. Both the 1885 and 1890 Series ended in ties, each team having won three games with one tie game, the series was promoted and referred to as The Championship of the United States, Worlds Championship Series, or Worlds Series for short. In his book Krakatoa, The Day the World Exploded, August 27,1883, Simon Winchester mentions in passing that the World Series was named for the New York World newspaper, but this view is disputed. Until about 1960, some sources treated the 19th-century Series on a basis with the post-19th-century series. After about 1930, however, many authorities list the start of the World Series in 1903, following the collapse of the American Association after the 1891 season, the National League was again the only major league. The league championship was awarded in 1892 by a playoff between half-season champions and this scheme was abandoned after one season. Beginning in 1893—and continuing until divisional play was introduced in 1969—the pennant was awarded to the club in the standings at the end of the season. For four seasons, 1894–1897, the league played the runners-up in the post season championship series called the Temple Cup. A second attempt at this format was the Chronicle-Telegraph Cup series, in 1901, the American League was formed as a second major league. No championship series were played in 1901 or 1902 as the National and these series were arranged by the participating clubs, as the 1880s Worlds Series matches had been

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Baltimore Orioles
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The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball as a member of the American League East division, Louis, Missouri to become the St. Louis Browns. After 52 often-beleaguered years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in November 1953 by Baltimore business interests led by Clarence Miles, the franchise officially moved to Baltimore for the 1954 season and adopted the historic Orioles name in honor of the official state bird of Maryland. The Orioles name had also used by several previous major and minor league baseball clubs in Baltimore. Nicknames for the team include the Os and the Birds, the Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1966 to 1983, when they made six World Series appearances, winning three of them. The franchise has won a total of nine division championships, six pennants. The Orioles are also known for their successful stadium, the trend-setting Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The modern Orioles franchise can trace its roots back to the original Milwaukee Brewers of the minor Western League, the Brewers were there when the WL renamed itself the American League in 1900. At the end of the 1900 season, the American League removed itself from baseballs National Agreement, two months later, the AL declared itself a competing major league. As a result of several shifts, the Brewers were one of only two Western League teams that didnt fold, move or get kicked out of the league. In its first game in the American League, the team lost to the Detroit Tigers 14–13 after blowing a lead in the 9th inning. To this day, it is a league record for the biggest deficit overcome that late in the game. During the first American League season in 1901, they finished last with a record of 48–89 and its lone Major League season, the team played at Lloyd Street Grounds, between 16th and 18th Streets in Milwaukee. The Miles-Krieger -Hoffberger group renamed their new team the Baltimore Orioles soon after taking control of the franchise, the name has a rich history in Baltimore, having been used by a National League team in the 1890s. In 1901, Baltimore and McGraw were awarded a franchise in the growing American League. After a battle with Ban Johnson, the Head of the American League in 1902, McGraw took many of the top players including Dan McGann, Roger Bresnahan and Joe McGinnity to the New York Giants. As an affront to Johnson, McGraw kept the black and orange colors of the New York Giants, which San Francisco wears to this day. In 1903, the rest of the team was transferred to New York where they were nicknamed the Highlanders until circa 1912, as a member of the high-minor league level International League, the Orioles competed at what is now known as the AAA level from 1903 to 1953

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Cincinnati Reds
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The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the National League Central division. They were a member of the American Association in 1882. The Reds played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993 and they have won five World Series titles, nine NL pennants, one AA pennant, and 10 division titles. The team plays its games at Great American Ball Park. Bob Castellini has been executive officer since 2006. The origins of the modern Cincinnati Reds can be traced to the expulsion of a team bearing that name. Both were important activities to entice the citys large German population, while Hulbert made clear his distaste for both beer and Sunday baseball at the founding of the league, neither practice was actually against league rules in those early years. On October 6,1880, however, seven of the eight team owners pledged at a league meeting to formally ban both beer and Sunday baseball at the regular league meeting that December. Only Cincinnati president W. H. Kennett refused to sign the pledge, when these attempts failed, he formed a new independent ballclub known as the Red Stockings in the Spring of 1881, and brought the team to St. Louis for a weekend exhibition. The Reds first game was a 12–3 victory over the St. Louis club, upon arriving in the city, however, Caylor and Thorner discovered that no other owners had decided to accept the invitation, with even Phillips not bothering to attend his own meeting. By chance, the duo met a former pitcher named Al Pratt, the ploy worked, and the American Association was officially formed at the Hotel Gibson in Cincinnati with the new Reds a charter member with Thorner as president. The club never placed higher than second or lower than fifth for the rest of its tenure in the American Association, the National League was happy to accept the teams in part due to the emergence of the new Players League. This new league, a failed attempt to break the reserve clause in baseball. Because the National League decided to expand while the American Association was weakening and it was also at this time that the team first shortened their name from Red Stockings to Reds. The Reds wandered through the 1890s signing local stars and aging veterans, during this time, the team never finished above third place and never closer than 10½ games. At the start of the 20th century, the Reds had hitting stars Sam Crawford, seymours.377 average in 1905 was the first individual batting crown won by a Red. In 1911, Bob Bescher stole 81 bases, which is still a team record, like the previous decade, the 1900s were not kind to the Reds, as much of the decade was spent in the leagues second division

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1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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The 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 44th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League and the National League, the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 24,1973, at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, the game resulted in a 7–1 victory for the NL. Royals Stadium had not even open for four months when it hosted this. The game had been hosted in Kansas City once before when the Kansas City Athletics had been the host team at Kansas Citys Municipal Stadium, after this game was played, the Royals did not host another All-Star Game until they were awarded the 2012 All-Star Game. Arrowhead Stadium, which shares the parking lot as part of the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex. This game marked the 40th anniversary year of the first All-Star Game in 1933, the National League roster included 11 future Hall of Fame players and coaches. The American League roster included 11 future Hall of Fame players, while the starters were elected by the fans, the batting orders and starting pitchers were selected by the managers. Scoring began in the bottom of the inning, with Rick Wise in his second. Reggie Jackson led off with a double, and came home when the batter, Amos Otis. This would be the beginning and end of scoring for the American League, the National League wasted no time coming back, taking advantage of new pitcher, Bert Blyleven, in the top of the third inning. Darrell Evans, pinch hitting for Rick Wise, walked, and was forced out at second base when Pete Rose hit into a fielders choice, césar Cedeños single scored Rose, and sent Morgan to third base. Hank Aaron singled to Murcer who threw out Cedeño at third, the NL added a single run in the top of the fourth inning, as Johnny Bench, the first hitter AL relief pitcher Bill Singer faced, hit a lead off home run. In the top of the inning, the NL scoring continued off of Bill Singer. Joe Morgan led off with a double, three hitters later, with two outs, Bobby Bonds hit a two run home run, bringing the score to 5–1. In the top of the inning, Nolan Ryan came in to pitch in relief. Ron Santo led off with a walk, two batters later with one out, Willie Davis, pinch hitting for the pitcher, Don Sutton, hit a two run home run to extend the NL lead to 7–1, and closing out scoring for the game. Rick Wise was credited with the win, Bert Blyleven was credited with the loss. Jim Brewer was credited with the save and this was the 24th and final All-Star Game appearance for Willie Mays

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Royals Stadium
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Kauffman Stadium, often called The K, is a baseball park located in Kansas City, Missouri, that is home to the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. It is part of the Truman Sports Complex together with the adjacent Arrowhead Stadium, the ballpark is named for Ewing Kauffman, the founder and first owner of the Royals. It opened in 1973 as Royals Stadium and was named for Kauffman on July 2,1993, the ballparks listed seating capacity since 2009 is 37,903. Kauffman Stadium was built specifically for baseball during an era where building multisport cookie-cutter stadiums were commonplace and it is often held up along with Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles as one of the best examples of modernist stadium design. It is currently the only ballpark in the American League to be named after a person and is one of ten stadiums in Major League Baseball that does not have a corporate-sponsored name. Finley, had just signed a new lease to remain in Kansas City and this was a very unusual proposal, conventional wisdom at the time held that separate football and baseball stadiums were not commercially viable. Before the 1968 season, however, Finley moved the As to Oakland, California, after the move, Missouri Senator Stuart Symington threatened to press for the revocation of baseballs anti-trust exemption if they did not give Kansas City a new team. Baseball responded by hastily granting expansion franchises to four cities, including a Kansas City team owned by local pharmaceutical magnate Ewing Kauffman, the new teams were due to start play in 1971. However, Symington was not about to have Kansas City wait three years for the return of baseball, and forced MLB to move up the date to 1969. Jackson County continued its plans to build a new ballpark, after playing four seasons in Kansas City Municipal Stadium, on April 10,1973, the Royals inaugurated Royals Stadium with a win over the Texas Rangers. On May 15,1973, the stadium, barely a month into its existence, saw Nolan Ryan, pitching for the California Angels, throw the first of his seven no-hitters, blanking the Royals 3–0. On July 24,1973, Royals Stadium hosted its first of two Major League Baseball All-Star Games, on October 9,1976, the Royals competed in their first post-season game in franchise history, losing 4–1 to the New York Yankees at Royals Stadium in the ALCS. The Royals came back to win the game on October 10, 6–3. On October 17,1980, the first World Series game held in Kansas City featured the hometown Royals against the Philadelphia Phillies, in his first at-bat, George Brett hit a home run down the right field line. The Royals would go on to record their first-ever World Series win, however, the Royals would lose the World Series that year in six games. The Royals went on to win the American League pennant in seven games, on October 27 of that same year, the Royals clinched their first World Series title in franchise history, winning Game 7 in Royals Stadium. Led by the pitching of Bret Saberhagen, Darryl Motleys two-run home run, and George Bretts four hits, the Royals were the first team in the history of the World Series to lose the first two games of the series at home and come back to win. In 2012, the stadium hosted its second All-Star Game, which the National League won 8-0, the stadium hosted the Royals first playoff game in nearly 29 years when the citys former team, the Athletics, came to town for the 2014 American League Wild Card Game

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University of Southern California
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The University of Southern California is a private research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in Los Angeles, California. As Californias oldest private university, USC has historically educated a large number of the regions business leaders. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia, an engine for economic activity, USC contributes $8 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles metropolitan area and California. For the 2014–15 academic year, there were 18,740 students enrolled in undergraduate programs. USC also has 23,729 graduate and professional students in a number of different programs, including business, law, engineering, social work, and medicine. The university is one of the top fundraising institutions in the world, consistently ranking among the top 3 in external contributions, multiple academic rankings list the University of Southern California as being among the top 25 universities in the United States. With an acceptance rate of 16 percent, USC is also among the most selective academic institutions in the nation. USC maintains a tradition of innovation and entrepreneurship, with alumni having founded companies such as Lucasfilm, Myspace, Salesforce. com, Intuit, Qualcomm, Box, Tinder. As of 2014, the university has produced the fourth largest number of billionaire alumni out of all institutions in the world. USC is home to the world’s most powerful computer, which is presently housed in a super-cooled. The only other commercially available quantum computing system is operated jointly by NASA, USC was also one of the earliest nodes on ARPANET and is the birthplace of the Domain Name System. Other technologies invented at USC include DNA computing, dynamic programming, image compression, VoIP, USC sponsors a variety of intercollegiate sports and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Members of the teams, the Trojans, have won 102 NCAA team championships, ranking them third in the nation. Trojan athletes have won 288 medals at the Olympic games, more than any university in the United States. If USC were a country, its athletes would have received the 12th-most Olympic gold medals in history. In 1969, it joined the Association of American Universities, the University of Southern California was founded following the efforts of Judge Robert M. Hellman. The three donated 308 lots of land to establish the campus and provided the seed money for the construction of the first buildings. Originally operated in affiliation with the Methodist Church, the school mandated from the start that no student would be denied admission because of race, the university is no longer affiliated with any church, having severed formal ties in 1952

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Yomiuri Giants
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The Yomiuri Giants are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball and they play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The teams owner is the Yomiuri Group, a conglomerate which includes two newspapers and a television network. The Giants are the oldest team among the current Japanese professional teams and their main rivalry is with the Hanshin Tigers, a team especially popular in the Kansai region. The Yomiuri Giants are regarded as The New York Yankees of Japan due to their popularity, past dominance of the league. The English-language press occasionally calls the team the Tokyo Giants, instead, the team is officially known by the name of its corporate owner, just like the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes. The team is referred by fans and in news headlines and tables simply as Kyojin. The Yomiuri Giants name and uniforms were based on the New York Giants, the teams colors are the same colors worn by the National Leagues Giants. While prior Japanese all-star contingents had disbanded, Shōriki went pro with this group, in 1936, with the formation of the Japanese Baseball League, the team changed its name to Tokyo Kyojin. It won eight league championships under that name from 1936–1943, including at one point six championships in a row, pitcher Victor Starffin, nicknamed the blue-eyed Japanese, starred for the team until 1944. One of the premier pitchers, he won two MVP awards and a Best Nine award, and won at least 26 games in six different years. He followed his performance with another 38 wins in 1940. Pitcher Eiji Sawamura co-starred with Starffin on the Kyojin and he pitched the first no-hitter in Japanese pro baseball, on September 25,1936, as well as two others. In 1937, he went 33-10 with a 1.38 earned run average, from 1937 to 1943 Sawamura had a record of 63-22,554 strikeouts, and a 1.74 ERA. Sawamura enlisted in the Japanese Imperial Army in 1943, and was killed in battle when his ship was torpedoed near the end of World War II. Outfielder Haruyasu Nakajima was a featured hitter during the franchises first decade-and-a-half, Tetsuharu Kawakami was a team fixture from 1938–1958, winning the batting title five times, two home run crowns, three RBI titles, and had six titles for the most hits in a season. He was the first player in Japanese pro baseball to achieve 2,000 hits and was named the leagues MVP three times, leadoff man Shosei Go starred for the team from 1937–1943, winning league MVP in 1943. Only 5-foot-6 and 140 pounds, he was nicknamed The Human Locomotive due to his speed, pitcher Hideo Fujimoto pitched for the team for 12 seasons from 1942–1955

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Nankai Hawks
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The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28,2005 by the SoftBank Corporation, the team was formerly known as the Nankai Hawks and was based in Osaka. In 1988, Daiei bought the team from Osakas Nankai Electric Railway Co. the franchises original name was Nankai when it joined the Japanese Baseball League in 1938, with the name originating with the Nankai Electric Railway Co. which owned the team at the time. The teams name was changed to Kinki Nippon in mid-1944 as it received partial sponsorship from Kinki Nippon Railway, after the 1945 hiatus in the JBL due to the Pacific War, in 1946 the teams name was changed to Kinki Great Ring and the team won the JBL championship. Throughout the name changes the club underwent between 1938 and 1946, Nankai Electric Railway Co. maintained ownership of the franchise, in mid-1947, Nankai settled upon its current moniker. In 1964, the Hawks team sent pitching prospect Masanori Murakami, on September 1 of that year Murakami became the first Japanese player to play in Major League Baseball when he appeared on the mound for the San Francisco Giants. Disputes over the rights to his contract led to the 1967 United States – Japanese Player Contract Agreement. Murakami returned to the Hawks in 1966, playing for them through 1974 and he contributed to the teams league championship in 1973. The team fell on hard times between 1978 and 1988, finishing no better than 4th place out of the 6 teams in the Pacific League in any year in the period. The team witnessed its fan base diminish as a result of the period of poor play, with attendance dropping. The change in the financial performance led Nankai Electric Railway to question the value of maintaining ownership. The companys board of directors and union leadership put pressure on Den Kawakatsu, then president of Nankai Railway and owner of the team, to sell the team, which he refused to do. However, Mr. Katsuya Nomura, Mutsuo Minagawa, Hiromitsu Kadota, after the franchise was acquired by department store chain Daiei, Inc. the Hawks were flush with new funds and a new home city in Fukuoka, the capital of the eponymous prefecture on Kyushu Island. However, in spite of efforts of the new ownership, the Hawks still were usually in the cellar of the Pacific League. The Hawks front office adopted a strategy of drafting and developing players, supplemented by free agent signings. Setoyamas most brilliant moves were the hiring of Sadaharu Oh to take the reins of manager, Oh replaced then-manager Rikuo Nemoto, who was named team president and held that position until his death in 1999. Also tapped was Akira Ishikawa, a former player, who was tasked with bringing in talented amateurs. Supplementing the amateur signings were some free-agent acquisitions, most of them former Seibu stars from their 1980s championship teams, among them were infielder Hiromichi Ishige, immensely popular outfielder and current manager Koji Akiyama, and ace left-handed pitcher Kimiyasu Kudoh

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Lincolnwood, Illinois
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Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,590 at the 2010 census, Lincolnwood is located at 42°0′19″N 87°44′3″W. According to the 2010 census, Lincolnwood has an area of 2.69 square miles. The North Shore Channel lies on its eastern border, the history of Lincolnwood is described by the Encyclopedia of Chicago as follows, Cook County,10 miles NW of the Loop. Lincolnwood is a diverse, two-and-a-half-square-mile suburb. Potawatomi originally settled the area, but vacated the land after the Indian Boundary Treaty of 1816. Rural development proceeded slowly on treacherous plank roads along present-day Milwaukee, johann Tess, for whom the village was originally named, and his family came from Germany in 1856, purchasing 30 acres of barren land in the area. Population slowly increased, and the first commercial establishment, the Halfway House Saloon, was established in 1873, more saloons and taverns soon appeared, specifically along Crawford and Lincoln Avenues. Because only organized municipalities could grant liquor licenses,359 residents incorporated in 1911, Tessville annexed land throughout the 1920s, finally stretching to Central Avenue on the west and Kedzie Avenue on the east. During Prohibition, Tessville became a haven for speakeasies and gambling facilities, Tessville was long reputed for drinking and gambling until the 1931 election of its longest-serving mayor, Henry A. Proesel, a grandson of George Proesel, one of the original American settlers. In 1932, Lincoln Avenue, formerly a toll road. Proesel then worked with the federal governments Public Works Administration and hired the communitys entire unemployed workforce to plant 10,000 elm trees on the village streets. Most important, the community passed a liquor license law that limited the number of licenses allowable within the city limits, Proesel finally changed Tessvilles image when he renamed the village Lincolnwood in 1936. Lincolnwoods institutions, industries, and clubs continued to grow along with the suburb, Lincolnwood School District 74 formed in 1938, and the Lincolnwood Public Library provided residents with quality education and offered much needed services. Bell & Howells relocation to east Lincolnwood spurred growth and increased other industry relocation to the village, the Purple Hotel, located at the corner of Lincoln and Touhy avenues, has a place in local lore. The hotel was built in 1960 by the Hyatt Corp. and was called the Lincolnwood Hyatt House. Well-known Chicago pianist Myles Greene, who now performs at Tuscanys in Oak Brook, was the first performer to open in the hotel 40 years ago, in 1983, convicted mobster- insurance executive Allen Dorfman was gunned down in the hotel parking lot. The murder has never been solved, the hotel changed hands numerous times after the infamous crime, first becoming a Radisson, and then a Ramada

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Tainan City
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Tainan, officially Tainan City is a special municipality of Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait in the west and south. Tainan is the oldest city on the island of Taiwan and also known as the Capital City for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga. Tainans complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired its nickname the Phoenix City. Tainan was initially established by the Dutch East India Company as a ruling and trading base called Fort Zeelandia during the period of Dutch rule on Taiwan. Tainan has been regarded as one of the oldest cities in Taiwan. The city houses the first Confucian school–temple, built in 1665, the remains of the Eastern and Southern gates of the old city, Tainan claims more Buddhist and Taoist temples than any other city in Taiwan. Archaeological excavations in the township of Zuozhen suggest that the Tainan region has been inhabited for at least 20,000 to 31,000 years, the indigenous Siraya tribe dominated the region by the 16th century. The Sakam people of the Sinkan sub-tribe inhabited in the area of the present-day city, other Sirayan sub-tribes, including the Soelangh, Mattauw and Baccloangh inhabited in the surrounding area. By the late 16th century, Chinese merchants and fishermen had set up bases along the west coast of the island. The Chinese adopted Taioan as the name of the sandbar, slightly north of Taioan, along the shoreline near Bassemboy, Japanese traders established bases for trade with China. The early Chinese and Japanese also traded with the Sirayan people, salt and food was exchanged for deer hides and dried deer meat. The Siraya people were influenced by both Chinese and Japanese cultures and lifestyles and they started to use Chinese words in their language, use Japanese tantō in ritual events, and also migrated inland due to the influx of newcomers. By the time the Europeans arrived, the influence of Chinese and Japanese traders, early Dutch colonists had attempted but failed to control Macau and the Penghu islands. In July 1622, the Dutch East India Company textile merchant Cornelis Reyersz sailed to Taiwan in search of a location to build a trading post. In 1624 he established a fort named Orange on the sandy peninsula they called Tayouan. The fort was expanded and renamed Fort Zeelandia. The settlement was designed as a base to attack their Spanish rivals. Later the post became the center of Dutch trade between China, Japan and Europe, during the governorship of Pieter Nuyts, there was hostility between the Dutch and Japanese merchants, leading at one point to Nuyts being held hostage by a Japanese trader, Hamada Yahee

Baseball
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Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of nine players each, who take turns batting and fielding. A run is scored when a player advances around the bases, Players on the batting team take turns hitting against the pitcher of the fielding team, which tries to prevent runs by getting hitters out in any of several ways. A player on t

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A baseball game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

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Alexander Cartwright, father of modern baseball

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The New York Giants baseball team, 1913. Fred Merkle, sixth in line, committed a baserunning gaffe in a crucial 1908 game that became famous as Merkle's Boner.

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Babe Ruth in 1920, the year he joined the New York Yankees

1973
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January 1 The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. CBS sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner, January 5 – American rock band Aerosmith releases their debut album. January 7 – Mark Essex kills 9 peopl

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The launch of the Atlas-Centaur carrying the Pioneer G (11) spacecraft on April 5, 1973.

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Flag of the American Indian Movement

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Sears Tower

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Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore

1963 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1963 throughout the world. March 22 – The New York Mets, who finished last in the National League with a 40–120 record in their inaugural season, Willey will boost a pitching rotation that includes Roger Craig, Al Jackson and Tracy Stallard. The Mets will improve to 51–111 in 1963, april 11 – Warren

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax

1964 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1964 throughout the world. He will begin two months of treatment in Seattle and will make spring training with the team. January 6, Charlie Finley signs a two-year pact to move the Athletics‚ pending American League approval‚ from Kansas City, Missouri to Louisville, the Chicago White Sox introduce

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax

1965 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1965 throughout the world. March 21 – At spring training, New York Mets pitchers Gary Kroll, president Lyndon Johnson is on hand for an exhibition game between the New York Yankees and recently renamed Houston Astros. It is the first game to be played indoors at the new Harris County Domed Stadium,

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax

1966 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1966 throughout the world. Williams receives 282 of a possible 302 votes, february 28 – Seeking an unprecedented 3-year $1.05 million to be divided evenly, the Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout. March 8 – The Special Veterans Committee waives Hall of Fa

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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax

1972 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1972 throughout the world. 1972 was tainted by a strike over pension and salary arbitration. The strike erased the first week and a half of the season, as a result, an uneven number of games were cancelled for each team, some as few as six, some as many as nine. The lack of makeups of those games, e

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Mike Lieberthal

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Moe Berg

1978 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1978 throughout the world. January 25 – The San Diego Padres send Dave Tomlin and cash to the Texas Rangers in return for Gaylord Perry, who will win this years National League Cy Young Award. March 17 – At Al Lopez Field in Tampa, Florida, in 1990, the Boston Red Sox become the second team to adopt

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All-Star Jason Marquis

1979 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world. World Series, Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles, Willie Stargell, MVP American League Championship Series MVP, february 3 – The Minnesota Twins trade Rod Carew to the California Angels for Ken Landreaux, Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell and Brad Havens. March 7 – The Spec

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All Star Kevin Youkilis

1980 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1980 throughout the world. Kaline is the 10th player to be elected in his first year of eligibility, january 24 – The New York Mets are sold to a group headed by Nelson Doubleday, Jr. and Fred Wilpon for an estimated $21.1 million. It was, at the time, the highest amount ever paid for an American pr

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Adam Stern

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Craig Breslow

1982 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1982 throughout the world. World Series Champion, St. Aaron fell nine votes shy of becoming the first unanimous selection, february 8 – The Los Angeles Dodgers trade away Davey Lopes to the Oakland Athletics. This trade breaks up the infield of Lopes, Ron Cey, Bill Russell, and Steve Garvey, which h

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Josh Whitesell

1973 in art
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Alexander Calder is hired by Braniff International Airways to paint a full-size DC-8-62 as a flying canvas. Aristeidis Metallinos begins his career as a sculptor, robert Sculls collection of American Pop and Minimal art is auctioned by Sothebys in New York City. Archibald Prize, Janet Dawson – Michael Boddy Christopher Williams – centenary exhibiti

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David Wynne – Girl with a Dolphin

1973 in architecture
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The year 1973 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. February 14 - Vicksburg Bridge over the Mississippi River, United States, april 4 - The World Trade Center in New York City, New York. May 10 - General Belgrano Bridge, over the Paraná River, july 19 - National Stadium, Singapore. September - Kenyatta In

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Sydney Opera House

1973 in music
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This is a list of music-related events in 1973. 14 January Elvis Presleys Aloha From Hawaii Via Satellite television special is broadcast in over 40 countries around the world, Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh is arrested for drug possession at his Marin County home. 18 January – The Rolling Stones benefit concert for Nicaraguan earthquake victims r

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Leonard Bernstein in 1973

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Foghat 's Tony Stevens in 1973

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Isaac Hayes in 1973

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Dizzy Gillespie in 1973

1973 World Series
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The 1973 World Series matched the defending champions Oakland Athletics against the New York Mets with the As winning in seven games to repeat as World Champions. The New York Mets won the National League East division by 1 1⁄2 games over the St. Louis Cardinals then defeated the Cincinnati Reds and this was the first World Series in which all wee

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1973 World Series

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1900s

Oakland Athletics
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The Oakland Athletics are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the American League West division. The club plays its games at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum. The club has won nine World Series championships, the third most of all current Major League Ba

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Team logo

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Justin Duchscherer pitched for the Oakland Athletics

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Dave Stewart, Oakland Athletics pitcher from 1986 to 1992 and 1995

New York Mets
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The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the National League East division. The Mets are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City, the other is the New York Yankees. One of baseballs first expansion teams, the Mets we

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William Shea was instrumental in returning National League baseball to New York after five years of absence.

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Team logo

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Shea Stadium was the Mets' home field from 1964 to 2008.

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Tom Seaver led the Mets to victory in the 1969 World Series.

Reggie Jackson
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Jackson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. Jackson was nicknamed Mr. October for his hitting in the postseason with the Athletics. He helped Oakland win five consecutive American League West divisional pennants, Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and t

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Jackson at Dodger Stadium in 2010

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Jackson signing autographs for some fans in Tiger Stadium during the 1974 season.

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Reggie Jackson's number 44 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1993.

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Jackson signs with the Yankees.

League Championship Series
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The League Championship Series is the official name for the semifinal round of postseason play in Major League Baseball which has been conducted since 1969. In 1981, and since 1995, the two series have matched up the winners of the Division Series, and the winners advance to meet in the World Series. The LCS comprises the American League Championsh

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NLCS 2008 Game 3 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies played at Dodger Stadium

World Series
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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, contested since 1903 between the American League champion team and the National League champion team. The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a playoff. As the series is played in October, during the season in North America. As of

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The Commissioner's Trophy is awarded to the team that wins the World Series.

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Rooftop view of a 1903 World Series game in Boston

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Game action in the 1906 Series in Chicago (the only all-Chicago World Series to date)

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Bill Wambsganss completes his unassisted triple play in 1920

Baltimore Orioles
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The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball as a member of the American League East division, Louis, Missouri to become the St. Louis Browns. After 52 often-beleaguered years in St. Louis, the franchise was purchased in November 1953 by Baltimore busines

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The "Oriole Bird", official mascot figure since April 6, 1979.

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Team logo

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Frank Robinson statue by Antonio Tobias Mendez.

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The Orioles hosting one of the final games at Memorial Stadium in 1991.

Cincinnati Reds
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The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds compete in Major League Baseball as a club of the National League Central division. They were a member of the American Association in 1882. The Reds played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993 and they have won five World Series titles, nine NL p

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Cincinnati Reds baseball team in 1909

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Team logo

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Hall of famer Edd Roush led Cincinnati to the 1919 World Series.

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The Reds played at Crosley Field, pictured here in 1969, from 1912–1970

1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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The 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 44th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League and the National League, the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 24,1973, at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, the game resulted in a 7–1 victory for the NL. Royals Stadium had not

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View of Royals Stadium during the All-Star Game

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1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Royals Stadium
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Kauffman Stadium, often called The K, is a baseball park located in Kansas City, Missouri, that is home to the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball. It is part of the Truman Sports Complex together with the adjacent Arrowhead Stadium, the ballpark is named for Ewing Kauffman, the founder and first owner of the Royals. It opened in 1973 as Ro

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Newly renovated Kauffman Stadium on opening day 2009

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A game at Royals Stadium on Sunday, September 19, 1976. The pitcher is Chris Knapp and the batter is Tom Poquette. The Royals would beat the White Sox 6 to 5.

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View of the stadium in 1981.

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View of the stadium during the National Anthem at the 2012 All-Star Game

University of Southern California
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The University of Southern California is a private research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in Los Angeles, California. As Californias oldest private university, USC has historically educated a large number of the regions business leaders. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish

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The Widney Alumni House, the campus's first building

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University of Southern California

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" Tommy Trojan " is a major symbol of the university, though he is not the mascot.

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Doheny Library

Yomiuri Giants
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The Yomiuri Giants are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League in Nippon Professional Baseball and they play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The teams owner is the Yomiuri Group, a conglomerate which includes two newspapers and a television network. The Giants are the o

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Tokyo Dome is the Giants' home field

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Team logo

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Hideki Matsui

Nankai Hawks
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The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are a Japanese baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. The team was bought on January 28,2005 by the SoftBank Corporation, the team was formerly known as the Nankai Hawks and was based in Osaka. In 1988, Daiei bought the team from Osakas Nankai Electric Railway Co. the franchises original name was Nankai when

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Team logo

Lincolnwood, Illinois
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Lincolnwood is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,590 at the 2010 census, Lincolnwood is located at 42°0′19″N 87°44′3″W. According to the 2010 census, Lincolnwood has an area of 2.69 square miles. The North Shore Channel lies on its eastern border, the history of Lincolnwood is described by the Encyclopedia of

Tainan City
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Tainan, officially Tainan City is a special municipality of Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait in the west and south. Tainan is the oldest city on the island of Taiwan and also known as the Capital City for its over 200 years of history as the capital of Taiwan under Koxinga. Tainans complex history of comebacks, redefinitions and renewals inspired i